What does Bujairami Talon smell like?
Saffron opens the scent with a leathery, slightly metallic spice, and labdanum adds a sticky, amber-toned resin with a warm, animalic edge. Together they make an opening that is spiced and resinous rather than fruity or floral.
Birch tar, made by heating birch bark, is the smoky, almost leathery material that sits in the heart. Oud is a dark, woody resin from agarwood, and benzoin is a sweet, vanilla-like balsam that softens the base and keeps the dryness from turning harsh.
Bujairami Talon: style and character
The style of Talon is oriental: warm and rich.
Saffron, labdanum and birch stand in front.
Within the Bujairami range, Bujairami Dagger comes closest, with saffron in common.
Also near: Bujairami Petal Punk.
This is the guide's own wording of the family and notes, not a test.
Who Talon suits
The brand's audience tag reads for him and for her. This guide sorts it under oriental, a family derived from the notes that the brand itself does not use. The scent is an eau de parfum with 100 ml as its listed size. Five materials in three tiers make a short list, so each tier is worth reading on its own.
Concentration and sizes
- Concentration in the brand's catalogue: eau de parfum.
- Size listed by the brand: 100 ml.
- 10 ml samples: the samples page lists the scents in the shop's Sample Service. Samples and sizes
Where to buy Bujairami Talon in Europe
FragranceGems is an authorized seller of Bujairami in the EU.
Its Bujairami collection shows what is available.
Dagger, Petal Punk and Madness share the most with Talon's list. Bujairami Dagger shares saffron, labdanum and birch, Bujairami Petal Punk shares saffron and labdanum, and Bujairami Madness shares saffron, birch and oud. Dagger overlaps on the tiers, with labdanum and birch in both lists, while Madness, which lists its notes as one untiered list, overlaps through saffron, birch and oud.
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How Talon compares with similar scents
Bujairami Dagger shares saffron, labdanum and birch with Talon, which is three of the five materials in this scent's list. Dagger opens on leather, labdanum and saffron, adds cade and patchouli to the heart, and ends on leather, oud, tolu balsam and benzoin. Talon has no leather, cade or tolu balsam, so Dagger's base is more layered, with leather and tolu balsam where Talon uses oud and benzoin alone.
Bujairami Petal Punk shares saffron and labdanum with Talon, though its labdanum sits in the base rather than the top. Petal Punk adds pepper to the top and rose centifolia to the heart, and it ends on cistus labdanum and patchouli. Talon has no rose or pepper, and its heart is birch tar rather than a floral, so Petal Punk stays nearer the floral side throughout.
Bujairami Madness lists its notes as one untiered list and shares saffron, birch and oud with Talon. Madness also carries incense, rose, raspberry, amberwood and geranium, which Talon does not list. Talon is shorter and keeps its tiers, with saffron and labdanum on top, birch tar in the heart and oud and benzoin in the base, so the two lists are built in different ways.